All tragedies originate from weakness. The protagonist who has no weakness is not sad, and the protagonist with weakness has the potential to produce tragedy. ——I said it myself, when it comes to New Orleans, the foodie’s mind is roasted wings, people who understand music know that it is the birthplace of jazz, and I think of Jill when he mentions voodoo——
[it's the green it's the green you need?] The shadow magician in The Frog and the Princess uses voodoo power to turn the prince into a frog. In this film, there are crocodiles who can play saxophone, swamps, fireflies, eccentric witches living in tree houses, and gourmet heroines fighting for their dreams. New Orleans is really a place where ancient forces and new forces coexist. Looking back at this film, the heroine clearly stated that she is not religious. Coincidentally, I said it once to the lawyer and once to the old lady. The heroine is not religious, but has a heart. The guilt for not being able to take care of her father was transferred to her patient. She couldn't throw away the patient's relics like rubbish. She also wanted to leave without taking care of the book, but she still stayed. She has weaknesses, and there are tragedies. Although I was terrified after reading it, I tried my best to recall the eccentricity of the old lady and the lawyer: ①The lawyer claimed that the old lady's love for Ben couldn't be more, but the truth was that she took care of the garden, cleaned the house, and seemed to care more than taking care of Ben , what she cared about most about Ben was—be sure to take medicine on time. ② She cut Ben's hair twice in less than a week.
③ There is no dust on the table where the photos are placed, which means that they are often cleaned; behind the photos of the brothers and sisters are the photos of the black couple, and the old lady cannot be unaware. , even more weird.
④The photos of the siblings are only when they were teenagers. ⑤ The old lady claimed that the room in the attic was locked for nearly 90 years, but whether it was a record or a voodoo book or a ring, there was no dust. ⑥The lawyer said that he wanted to revise the will for the couple, so he wanted to ask Caroline: what to amend? ⑦The books in the lawyer's room were all books for beginners to learn law. ⑧ The jazz in his room "My grandma and your grandma Sittin' by the fire My grandma said to your grandma "I'm gonna set your flag on fire"
————————I am the dividing line of prosperity, democracy, civilization, harmony, freedom, equality, justice, rule of law, patriotism, dedication, honesty and friendliness———— Let’s talk about the movie itself. I don't know if anyone has noticed that in addition to the heroine's perspective, there is also a ghost's perspective in the filming of this film. Especially when going in and out of the attic. Looking down from above -
Looking up from below -
Looking through the keyhole--
Thinking about it now, maybe the whole house has become one with the black couple, and the ghost is watching, looking at this wonderful host. There are also shots of rushing into the room during nightmares, and the effect of black and white slides when talking about the past, as if a long, forgotten past.
It seems to have been in the mind of the heroine. And the lady. If you really don't believe it, you should step out of the white circle. The white circle, the brick powder, the religion thing, you can say that he has something to do with it, or it's a mediocre person. The movie never said what would happen if the enemy stepped into the brick powder, because no one did it, and Caroline finally It's not that she died in the white circle, she died that she didn't dare to step out of the white circle. The one who really draws the ground into prison is often himself.
From using voodoo to cast Ben's spell, to using brick powder for defense, to falling into the trap of the old lady and using defensive magic to cocoon himself, the director's thinking is very clear: if you don't believe it, there will be no; but when this thing gradually penetrates into Your mind, even if not possessed by a ghost, you are no longer yourself.
What worked in the end was not witchcraft, but the breakdown of the heroine's psychological defense.
The devil stretches out his claws when your will is not strong enough, you feel guilty trying to make amends until you are completely crazy about something.
Because it is a human characteristic to lose control of demons. The director threw it over with a bad ending, and ruthlessly revealed where human beings are weak, why they kill each other, and even why humans will become extinct in the future - this is the reason why many directors like it - not because of weak bodies, not because of thinness Body size, not because there are no fangs and claws, but because we love it and hate it.
Then again, how many people are invulnerable to all poisons? Aren't human beings weak because of their emotions and give up their reason because of love and hate? How can those two old monsters be called human beings who borrowed from heaven for another five hundred years?
So at the end of the film, the two who finally turned back into themselves looked at each other ironically but tenderly: After many, many years, I couldn't speak, I couldn't walk, and there was not much time before I could use my own soul to Love you. Ghosts cunningly exploit human flesh, but they will never get what keeps us alive.
Love.
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